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Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Car Makes History on Madrid Metro Tracks

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Red Bull’s RB8 became the first Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car to travel on Madrid Metro tracks, driven by Austrian Patrick Friesacher.
  • Engineers fitted the car with custom metal wheels weighing 29.8 kilograms each so it could run on the railway tracks.
  • The stunt celebrated the Spanish Grand Prix’s return to Madrid in 2027, with the future MadRing circuit planned to have a Metro station beside its main entrance.

For the first time, an Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car ran on the rails of the Madrid Metro. Austrian driver Patrick Friesacher piloted the RB8 through the system during the network’s closing hours, including past the Estadio Metropolitano station.

The car was the RB8 that Sebastian Vettel drove to his third Formula 1 world championship in 2012. It carries a Renault RS27 V8 engine with a 2.4-liter capacity and nearly 750 horsepower.

Getting the car onto the tracks required a custom technical conversion. The Canillejas workshops became the project’s operational center, where engineers designed and produced metal wheels specifically for the Metro rails in a short period. Each wheel weighed 29.8 kilograms, roughly twice as much as a conventional Formula 1 wheel.

“Driving an F1 car on the Metro tracks has been surreal. It’s great to be able to add ‘Metro driver’ to my résumé,” Friesacher said after completing the challenge. The event highlighted a distinctive feature planned for Madrid’s future circuit: it is expected to be the only venue on the Formula 1 calendar with a Metro station next to its main access point.

Driving an F1 car on the Metro tracks has been surreal. It’s great to be able to add ‘Metro driver’ to my résumé.

· Patrick FriesacherThe Austrian driver commented after piloting the RB8 on Madrid Metro tracks.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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